The "seated double embrace" technique will be suspended pending a review of the potential medical implications of the hold.
The board will issue guidance to young offenders' institutions, secure training centres and local authority secure children's homes.
This follows a request from Northamptonshire Police, which is conducting the inquiry into the death of 15-year-old Myatt in April 2004.
Detective chief inspector Charles Moffat, who is leading the probe, said: "The recommendation should not be seen in any way as the conclusion to our inquiry or as an indication of what the outcome of our investigation might be."
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